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[Agora Object] P 13039: Cup Fragment

Fragment from wall. Inside, black; outside, about three-quarters of pupil and iris and considerable white area of large eye preserved. Incised concentric circles outline iris and pupil; a red dot at the ... 26 May 1938 ... Inside, black; outside, about three-quarters of pupil and iris and considerable white area of large eye preserved. Incised concentric circles outline iris and pupil; a red dot at the center, and a red band at the edge of the pupil.

[Agora Object] PNT 146: Plastic Vase in Form of Woman's Head

Broken all around. Black glaze for back hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, and pupils. Red paint for front hair, white for iris of eye. Assembly Place, filling of Period III ... Late fifth century B.C ... Red paint for front hair, white for iris of eye.

[Agora Object] T 3148: Mold Fragment for Mask

Fragment preserves mold of right eye and forehead, part of nose. Eyebrow, eyelashes and iris indicated. Broken all around. Slightly micaceous red-brown clay. Late Roman fill. 2482 Leica ... 20 May 1952 ... Eyebrow, eyelashes and iris indicated. Broken all around.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 573

Wall fragment. Glaze pitted in places. Deep scratch on face of youth. Max. dim. 0.045. Youth (face, a bit of left shoulder with drapery) to right. Relief contour. Dilute glaze: iris of eye ... Ca. 440 B.C ... Dilute glaze: iris of eye.

[Agora Object] T 2148: Female Head

Head and left shoulder remain. Woman 's head with high headdress. Red paint for flesh; white for iris of eyes and for headband and for dress. Brown clay. Odeion Trench L, layer II. 326 Leica ... 16 June 1939 ... Red paint for flesh; white for iris of eyes and for headband and for dress.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1159

Broken all around; spout broken away at top. Left eye and heavy eyebrow of African. White of eye painted white, iris black. Three snail curls over forehead. Top of head pierced for mouth of vase. Shiny ... White of eye painted white, iris black. Three snail curls over forehead.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1637

Fragment with edge of rim. Slight thickening at bottom to indicate start of spool. Slipped on underside. Glaze abraded slightly, especially at outer edge. Reserved line on top side at edge. Max. dim. 0.053; ... Probably second quarter of the 5th century B.C ... Max. dim. 0.053; est. diam. 0.12. Nike, Iris, or Eros(?): back of head, part of wing.

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[Agora Object] P 16675: Vessel Fragments: Head

a) Preserves nose, mouth, chin, left cheek and left eye. White for teeth and iris of eye. Black glaze inside and out. b) Preserves some of top of head and stubs of ring handle. Glaze on exterior and most ... May 1940 ... White for teeth and iris of eye. Black glaze inside and out.

[Agora Object] T 3078: Mask Fragment

Only left side of mouth and nose and lower half of eye preserved. Nostril pierced, iris hollow. Traces of yellow paint (?) beside nose. Buff clay. ADDENDA JWH: A joining fragment from upper half of eye ... 7 June 1951 ... Nostril pierced, iris hollow. Traces of yellow paint (?)

[Agora Object] T 2913: Mask Fragment

Preserved the upper left quarter of the face, with wreath and headdress. Double wreath of pointed leaves frames face, and above it is set a high headdress, apparently decorated with leaves at front. Mould-made ... 7-10 July 1947 ... Mould-made in low coarse relief; iris pierced. Traces of white.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 561

Wall fragment from just below start of rim. Reserved band on inside. Glaze fired greenish on inside; cracked in places. Max. dim. 0.077. Matheson, Polygnotos, p. 454, cat. no. PGU 45. Satyr (wreathed ... Ca. 440-430 B.C ... Dilute glaze: iris of eye. The Group of Polygnotos: Undetermined (ARV2 1053, 37).

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[Agora Object] T 1409: Head of Figurine: Artemis

The head of a youth. Face preserved except for part of right eye and of forehead. A bit of forehead hair on the left. Otherwise broken. Iris of eye indicated. Lips parted. Cheek pieces of helmet cover ... 1 April 1937 ... Otherwise broken. Iris of eye indicated.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 388

Wall fragment. Max. dim. 0.059. R. S. Young, Hesperia 20, 1951, pl. 80:3. Youth (head and neck) to right. In front of him is a column. At the very top there is a bit of relief contour indicating the ... Ca. 400 B.C ... Dilute glaze: central flute of column; iris and upper lid of youth, down along his jaw.

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[Agora Object] P 1412: Red Figure Column Krater Fragment

From the shoulder of a large vase, glazed inside with thin black. No relief contours; the outline of the eye and the breast muscle drawn with relief lines. The eye full face, the angles slightly open; ... 16 February 1933 ... The eye full face, the angles slightly open; the iris approaching the inner corner.

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[Agora Object] P 18848: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragment

Wall fragment from a large open pot; bell krater. Preserved is most of the face and part of the shoulders of a youth to right. At right, a vertical object in three equal zones; the upper edge banded by ... 16 June 1939 ... Good glaze; dilute glaze for upper lip, iris of eye, center zone of object to right.

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[Agora Object] S 580: Portrait Head of Male Figure

Bearded head, broken away at the neck; the nose and piece of the left ear missing. Close cropped hair and beard in very low relief. The iris and pupil of the eyes are both indicated. The wrinkles on the ... Ca. 245-255 A.D ... Close cropped hair and beard in very low relief. The iris and pupil of the eyes are both indicated.

[Agora Object] P 2560: Black Figure Lekythos Fragment

Mended from three pieces. Figured zone shows sphinx seated right. Head, neck and wingtip are missing. Behind her a large eye, in front of her another. Details incised; red for a ring ("iris") of the eye ... August-September 1932 ... Details incised; red for a ring ("iris") of the eye.

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[Agora Object] P 12670: Black Figure Panathenaic Amphora Fragment

Shoulder fragment. Depicts head and shoulder, most of helmet, and part of shield of Athena, left; her spear crosses her right shoulder. Helmet intrudes on a band of tongues, alternating red and black ... 11 May 1938 ... White for Athena's flesh, wing of a creature on the shield, tips of hairs of crest; red for iris of Athena's eye, border of shield; dots on her dress, and a band across her helmet.

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[Agora Object] S 950: Portrait Head of Male Figure

Broken off at the top of neck; tip of nose missing; traces of fire below. Bearded and mustached male portrait head. Pupils doubly drilled; iris grooved. Hair of head lightly drilled, of face stippled ... Period of Gallenius ... Pupils doubly drilled; iris grooved. Hair of head lightly drilled, of face stippled.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1360

Plastic Vessel: African? Left eye and cheek and part of crown of head preserved, broken all around. Eyebrows painted orange. Lower eyelid orange, iris white. On head, row of four globular elements (locks?) ... Lower eyelid orange, iris white. On head, row of four globular elements (locks?)

[Agora Object] P 13747: Black Figure Cup Fragment

From wall of a cup; black inside. At left, torso and upper legs of dancing satyr, left; at right, part of large careless eye. Purple for iris of eye and a spot near shoulder of satyr; traces of white for ... 19-27 May 1937 ... Purple for iris of eye and a spot near shoulder of satyr; traces of white for ring around pupil of eye and outlining eye, on tail of satyr, and for spots on his body; incision only for lower line of his left thigh.

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[Agora Object] S 954: Portrait Head of Male Figure

Head of a young man broken off at the base of neck; tip of nose missing, He has a mustache and sideburns. The hair is lightly drilled in front, the eyebrows are rendered plastically; pupil drilled in crescent ... 215-225 A.D ... The hair is lightly drilled in front, the eyebrows are rendered plastically; pupil drilled in crescent shape; iris incised; hair of face lightly stippled.

[Agora Object] P 13735: Black Figure Oinochoe Fragment

Fragment from shoulder of closed pot (oinochoe?); part of lead clamp between the figures. Left, a woman's head, left, her hand raised in front of her; at right, the head of a man, also to left, at slightly ... 22-26 February 1937 ... White for woman's face and hand; purple for her dress, the iris of her eye and for the fillets of both figures; incision for many interior details.

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[Agora Object] A 913: Lion's Head Spout Fragment

The nose and lower jaw broken away and it is otherwise much battered. The sima is broken close all around. Vigorously modeled in style of late fourth century B.C. The inner core is made of pale yellow ... 1938 ... Thin brown glaze for the locks, the lids and pupils of the eyes; white for iris of eyes.

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[Agora Object] P 18330: Red Figure Lekanis Lid Fragment

Preserved is the head and shoulders of a dancing female figure, her left arm upraised. A bit of another figure at the right edge of the fragment. The iris of the eye appears to be outlined in red. Probably ... 18 July 1947 ... A bit of another figure at the right edge of the fragment. The iris of the eye appears to be outlined in red.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1354

Plastic Attachment: Dionysos? Broken all around; break at top of head suggests attachment was at base of vertical handle. Head attached to a moldmade vase, irregular and unglazed inside. Glaze over ... 250-150? ... Beardless, fleshy face with slightly parted lips. Iris of eyes painted white.

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[Agora Object] P 2040: Black Figure Vessel Fragment

A small bit from near the top of the panel of the side of a thin-walled closed vase. The forepart of a head to the right, the face reserved in outline, with the iris of the eye, and the hair solid. The ... 1933 ... The forepart of a head to the right, the face reserved in outline, with the iris of the eye, and the hair solid.

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[Agora Object] P 32786: Black Figure Cup Fragment

Single wall fragment, broken all around. Preserves half of circular black glazed eye formed by three concentric incised lines within thick black glaze eye-shaped outline, with tear duct at lower right ... 7 July 1995 ... Added white: iris of eye, patch on chariot or horse.

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[Agora Object] PNP 265: Fragment of Black Figure Plate

Fragment from a plate, preserving part of a figured zone surrounding the medallion (?) Outside, unglazed, polished. Preserved is part of a chain of female figures, dancing left, with linked hands, most ... 26 February 1931 ... Red for the fillet, and the iris of the eye; white for the flesh.

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[Agora Object] BI 752: Ivory Relief

Bearded head wearing wreath. Complete except for chips from nose, wreath and beard. Two holes in forehead, and one in beard for attachment of head to a box or piece of furniture. Face is cut at edge to ... 9 May 1956 ... Pupil and iris of eye indicated by incision.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1400

Lip and bowl fragment. Reserved line on inside and outside just below rim. Glaze misfired greenish. Max. dim. 0.07; est. diam. at rim 0.31. A, part of left eye and eyebrow. Contour of iris and pupil incised ... Ca. 510 B.C ... Contour of iris and pupil incised.

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[Agora Object] S 258: Portrait Head of Female Figure from Relief

The back sliced off obliquely; the small head broken off at the top of the neck; nose and right side of forehead broken. Above the waving hair is preserved part of a headdress on which a rough ovolo pattern, ... Antonine period ... The eyes are rendered with an incised circle for the iris, and a small hole for the pupil.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1158

P 16675 a, b Two nonjoining fragments, with mouth, nose, left cheek, lower half of left eye (a), and part of back of head (b). Fragment a preserves face of African; white lines at closure of lips may ... 200-150 ... White of eye painted white, iris left black. Fragment b is covered with irregular locks of hair.

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[Agora Object] S 435: Portrait Head of Male Figure

Broken off at the neck; the nose broken and the ears badly chipped; the surface damaged. Close cropped curly hair and beard, the latter rising to a point under the lower lip. Traces of a mustache, the ... Ca. 250-260 A.D ... Traces of a mustache, the mouth straight and rather crude. The iris and pupil of the eyes indicated by incision, very heavy ridges over the eyes and very low forehead.

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[Agora Object] P 9052: Red Figure Cup Fragments: Type B

Two fragments from a cup with rim offset inside. a) A bit of the rim with a reserved band. The head and shoulders of a woman looking left (moving right?). She wears a chiton and over it an himation falling ... 27 February 1937 ... Her hair is bound with an eleborately folded saccos from which her curls escape at the back. The iris of the eye a dotted circle.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1406

Lip and bowl fragment. Reserved line on inside and outside at rim. Max. dim. 0.059. A, satyr with pelta riding a full wineskin. What remains besides the pelta decorated with a frontal animal's head between ... Ca. 510-500 B.C ... For a satyr with a pelta, see the one attacking Iris on Boston, M.F.A. 08.30a, also from the Wider Circle of the Nikosthenes Painter but rather rough (ARV2 135 [a]; Addenda 177).

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[Agora Object] P 1264: Red Figure Cup Fragment: Type B

Mended from three pieces; less than one-quarter of the rim and sides preserved with one handle and the upper part of the figured medallion. Head of boy with wreath, right; traces of drapery over the boy's ... August-September 1932 ... The eye drawn full face, the upper and lower lines not quite meeting at the ends, the iris a small black dot on the lower line at about the middle.

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[Agora Object] S 517: Portrait Head of Male Figure

Broken off diagonally at the neck, from the right ear. A bearded male head, slightly larger than life-size. The nose is broken off; the eyes, very deep set and with pupils and iris incised, look up and ... Ca. 210-220 A.D ... The nose is broken off; the eyes, very deep set and with pupils and iris incised, look up and outward.

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[Agora Object] P 1272: Red Figure Cup: Type C

Mended from 12 fragments; restored in plaster. The medallion preserved complete; about one-quarter of the rim and fragments from the wall missing. Medallion scene depicts youth with jumping halteres. Relief ... August-September 1932 ... Eye drawn full face, very slightly open at the inner angle; the large iris set well back.

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[Agora Object] S 586: Herm Portrait: Inscribed

Completely preserved except for phallus. The top of the head is flat and rough-picked, and was probably originally finished with stucco. Realistic portrait of an elderly man, the lines and folds of flesh ... Period of Hadrian ... The lips are thin, the pupil and iris of the eye are both indicated.

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[Agora Object] P 1330: Red Figure Cup Fragment: Type C and Inscribed

Mended from three pieces; about half the medallion preserved, depicting diskobolos, and the stem to the junction with the foot. The boy's lower right arm, the legs below the thighs, and a bit from the ... August-September 1932 ... Small very narrow eye, the inner half entirely filled by the iris. No interior modelling.

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[Agora Object] P 1273: Red Figure Cup: Type C

Mended from many fragments; restored in plaster. Medallion, base and handles complete; more than half the rim missing. Medallion scene depicts youth reclining, playing castanets. Relief contours, save ... August-September 1932 ... Eye drawn full face, slightly open at both corners. Iris approaching inner angle.

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[Agora Object] S 387: Portrait Herm

Mended from five pieces. Missing: end of nose, edge of left ear; right shoulder and back; small breaks in drapery and neck on left side, slice of hair over the right temple. The height of the bust is ... Ca. 215-225 A.D ... The fold of drapery preserved on the left shoulder and back is much drilled. The iris and the pupil of the eye are drawn in, the pupil deeply incised.

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[Agora Object] P 1274: Red Figure Cup: Type C

Mended from many fragments; restored in plaster. About one-quarter of the rim and half of each handle missing. The medallion scene is off center from the handles and depicts a youth reclining, playing ... August-September 1932 ... Eye drawn full face, slightly open at the corner, the black dot of the iris in about the center.

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[Agora Object] S 336: Portrait Head of Female Figure

The back of the head was apparently attached separately as the head is cut off in a line running obliquely from a point directly above the ears to one on the back of the neck. There is a cutting for attachment ... 145-175 A.D ... Her eyes, in which the iris and the pupils are incised, are turned up and to the left.

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[Agora Object] T 3253: Head of Bearded Helmeted Warrior Figurine

Mended from many pieces. Surface greatly damaged and in many places entirely gone leaving a yellow-greenish core with small dark pits in it. Nose, part of upper lip, lower part of face including the beard, ... 2 May 1953 ... Eyebrow, eyelashes, pupil, iris in light brown paint.

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[Agora Object] P 1310: Red Figure Cup Fragments: Type C and Inscribed

Preserved are the center of the medallion, the stem as far as the base, and two non-joining pieces from the outer part of the medallion. The medallion depicts a nude figure standing right; missing are ... August-September 1932 ... Some of the contours have fired black: the outline of the full-face eye is black, the iris red, the pupil a black dot within.

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[Agora Object] P 32420: Red Figure Cup: Type C

Complete except for parts of rim and bowl; mended from many sherds. Plain rim. Torus foot, concave at upper edge, rising within. Thick stem with rounded fillet at juncture of foot and stem, offset with ... 6 July 1995 ... Almond-shaped eye with iris drawn around a dotted pupil; ears and hair also detailed.

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[Agora Object] L 3703: Relief Fragment of Lamp: Emblema

Preserved is the head of Athena Parthenos in relief left; broken off at neck, the nose chipped, and most of the crest of the helmet missing. The face is carefully modelled, the iris and pupil of the eye ... 24 April 1939 ... The face is carefully modelled, the iris and pupil of the eye are indicated.

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[Agora Object] P 1275: Red Figure Cup: Type C

Mended from many fragments; restored in plaster. About half the rim, both handles (except the attachment of one), and a large part of the sides missing. Offset lip. Medallion scene depicts wine-boy running ... August-September 1932 ... Relief contours; incised hairline; the eye full face, open at the inner angle; the iris a dot near the center.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 254

Two non-joining wall fragments. Max. dim. a) 0.055, b) 0.077. A. Ashmead, Hesperia 35, 1966, pl. 8. Fragment a preserves most of the filleted head of an old man (Phoinix) to left, holding a spear or staff ... Ca. 490 B.C ... Dilute glaze: folds of chiton; iris of Phoinix' eye.

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[Agora Object] S 1604: Portrait Head of Male Figure

Nose chipped; otherwise intact except for minor chips. Portrait of middle-aged man with close-trimmed beard and mustache. Hair simply treated and cap-like except for locks falling over forehead. Eyes have ... Late 3rd c. or early 4th c. A.D ... The pupils have been drilled in crescent shape; the iris is lightly incised.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 585

Ten non-joining wall fragments, three (a, e, and g) of flaring rim, flat on top. Bands of glaze on inside. Glaze has a slightly greenish cast on c, f, and j. Est. diam. of rim at outer edge 0.25; P.H ... Ca. 510 B.C ... Dilute glaze: iris of Apollo's eye; folds of chitons. ... Talcott (Hesperia 5, 1936, pp. 59--60) thought that there was only one palm tree and conjectured (p. 61) that there was a fourth figure, perhaps Ares or Iris, to fill the space between the tree and Leto.

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[Agora Object] S 1631: Portrait Head of Female Figure

Intact save for end of nose and ancient chip from right ear and recent chips from hair and left ear. Socket for fitting into body rough-picked; carried up high in back of neck. Hair in marked waves above ... Julio-Claudian period ... The eyeballs are well rounded; the tear duct is emphasized by a small drill hole but there is no plastic indication of pupil or iris and no surviving trace of color.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 256

Fifteen non-joining fragments of wall, P 18278 b--c and P 19582 a--d of torus rim with zone of ornament below. Glaze mottled here and there; has a greenish cast in places; abraded in part on rim. Max ... Ca. 480 B.C ... Paul Getty Museum, 81.AE.220.5 (only there the band is decorated with dots), this might argue for keeping this fragment separate from P 19582 i. (Iris wears a similar headdress on Munich 2426: ARV2 189, 76; Paralip. 341, 76; Addenda 189.)